Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-12-22
FASHION NOTES FOR WOMEN.

feathers Is novelty TINS season.
Two kinds Of metal braid combined
with black or brown make charming
effect.
Brown and black are very stylish in
combination and are much used this
season.
Fox otter OF brown marten is used to
trim white coats for infants and small
children.
Green leather Of light shade is very
fash ona' lie for pocket books and other
small articles.
Plush Of durable weave is that which
is called wooden plush. 1t is used for
outer garments.
Fur. toques are very stylish, also tur-
bans, and have natty plume or two
quilts on the side.
Black is combined with every color
under the sun this season and is equally
stylish with either.
Hamburgs Of fine pattern are very
stylish trimming for gowns of cashmere
or other soft woolens.
White fox and crinkled Chinese lamb
skin borders are used upon white cloaks
worn by the little ones.
Beautiful jewels in quaint designs are
very fashionable. but only those which
are desired or desirable.
Old English silvergare Is being repro
duced in large quantities and is quite as
desirable as the genuine.
The tournure is certainly growing
| smaller, and back draperies are diminish
! ing in volume to correspond.
Gray astrakhan, chinchilla, otter and
spotted leopard skins are used as trim
/ mings upon children's wraps.
Small crocheted buttons, either black
or matching the color of the gown, are
| the rule upon cloth costumes.
Borders of black or brown bear are
fashionable trimmings for large cloaks,
and are both durable and snowy.
| Fur borders are fashionable upon up
right edges of skirt draperies, but are sell
dom arranged TO cross the figure.
Vests and plastron of the old gold OF
oxydized silver are very stylish in trim
ming both black and colored waists.
The ostrich trimming is seen on some
elegant velvet jackets and wraps, and is
rich and appropriate garniture on this
fabric.
The most attractive skirts for slen-
der figure are full in effect, many breath'
being used but no decided drapery oi
any kind.
| Byzantine bands are beautiful on soft
white dresses of soft silk or null, anC
will prove one of the most attractive
trimmings.
Tea gowns are to be more generally
worn this season than usual, as they arr
tending more to the picturesque thar
ever before.
| Russian peasant costumes are to be thu
"chic" things for young ladies who viii
preside over the Russian samoyar at
o'cIccks the coming winter.
| Black and white, always an elegant AM
attractive combination, was never NOR
styl sh than at the present time. 1t
il all sorts OF plaids and stripes.
Long garments have trimming onl
down the front and back opening, n
garments except the short wraps havini
any trimming around the bottom.
/ A fancy for waistcoats of various kind
is growing to be more marked and bro
caded satins are the latest and most ad
mired Of fabrics for this purpose.
To be really elegantly attired woma
must have some of the grace intended b
nature. that is, she must not crowd u
, | her shoulders and distort her figure
II Buttons are in every degree of beaut
, | and expensiveness, and are used as an OF
] nament as well as to fasten the garment
| Twelve dollars dozen is the cost of som
| of them.
X 1t is not the olive branch, but the era
) apple branch that is much esteemed fl
. decorative purposes this season. One set
it on all sorts and conditions of ornamer
tai and fancy work.
i Russian aprons, heavily embroidere
: on the bottom, finished BY hem ov'
: | which is the donble hem stitch, is one
/ the pretty things which young girls wi
Q rejoice in this season.
White lambs wool, soft and fieecy,
/, seen in some attractive mufs and boas y
n young lodies. It's fiutfiness is very b
q coming to youthful faces, and twill II
? according to thepresent mode be so co
], spicuous.
I Tailor made garments of thick clio
g have clumsy effect which is not We
( desirable. but none the less are to
stylish the coming winter as broadclo
3 3 is toothin when unaccompanied by
S shoulder cape.
n An outre but stylish headgear is ma
? Of a piece of the thick felt stuff Ii
= double faced Canton flannel that houl
d keepers use on their dressing tables une
:. the damask cloth 1t has silky sort
. surface, but is wholly cotton. It is s.
. and, thick. crushes up in a gentle, Co
9. fnrtahIa way. and comes for hats in cri